FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (BATS:FSEP) Short Interest Update

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (BATS:FSEP) saw a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 51,679 shares, an increase of 172.7% from the June 30th total of 18,953 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 17,970 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September Stock Performance

Shares of FSEP opened at $55.10 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $961.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.69 and a beta of 0.62. FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September has a 1 year low of $48.22 and a 1 year high of $55.58. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $54.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $53.02.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 590.0% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 102,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,156,000 after acquiring an additional 87,590 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 15.7% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 251,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,956,000 after buying an additional 34,124 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its position in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 57.3% during the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 67,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,456,000 after buying an additional 24,417 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 452,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,318,000 after acquiring an additional 22,816 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrity Alliance LLC. purchased a new position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September in the 4th quarter valued at $1,013,000.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September Company Profile

The FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – September (FSEP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPY over a specific holdings period. The actively-managed fund holds options and collateral. FSEP was launched on Sep 18, 2020 and is managed by First Trust.